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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
Wife Selling In Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia Times.
John Wayrich, OF Nanticoke, Penn
sylvania, sold his wife and six child
rem for ninety dollars. Wayrich was
once poor miner, but good invest
ments in real estate made him rich.
He drifted into politics, drank heavily
and became poor again. Then his wife
took boarders for living, and way
rich reformed and the future seemed
full OF promise The sale OF Mrs.
Wayrich and the children, was very
unex expected to the neighbors. The
purchaser was Philip Mauer, n board
err. At first Wayrich wanted 5000
$50 for the wife and S25 each for the
six children. Mauer declined this OIL
fer, on the ground that four OF the
children were unmarketable. that is,
they were to young to work, and III
consequence could not bring III any
revenue. A compromise was then
agreed upon, which was to the effect
that in consideration OF Mauer buy
ing the whole family. he was to have
the lot for S90-S50 for the wife and
500 apiece foi two boys, aged eleven
and twelve years, now at work in the
mines earning So q week. Wayrich
has taken his departure. A party OF
nelghbors threatened 10 tar and
feather Mauer but Mrs. Wayrich APP
pealed to them not to do so, as she
was satisfied with the bargain, and
she was sure Mauer would make n
better husband than the man who
sold her.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
A Story of n Kiss.

A Circassian was walking along one
road and woman along another.
The roads finally united into one, and
reaching the point OF juncture at the
same time, they walked on together.
The man was carrying large iron ket-
tie on his back; in one hand he held
the legs OF a live chicken, in the other
q cane, and he was leading "a goat.
They neared dark ravine. Said the
woman: 81 am afraid to 90 through
that ravine with you, it IL n lonely
place, aud you might overpower me
and kiss me by force" SAID the man:
"How can | possibly overpower you
and kiss you by force, when ! have
this great iron kettle on my back, a
cane in one hand, n live chicken in the
other, and am leading this goaty
might as well be tied hand and loot"
"Yes, replied the woman; but II you
should stick your cane in the ground
and tie your goat to it, and turn the
kettle 6ottomside up and put the
chicken under it, then you might WICK.
sdly kiss me in spite OF my resistance.
Success to thy ingenuity. o womanT
said the rejoicing man to himself; 81
should never have thought OF this or
similar expedients." And when they
came to the ravine he stuck his cane
into the ground and tied the goat to
it, and gave thechicken to the woman,
saying: Hold il while lieut. somegrass
lor the goat" and then-so runs the
Ieesnd-lowerine the kettle from his
shoulders, be put the fowl under II
and wickedly kissed the woman. ~
he vas afraid ne would. Chambers
/. Journal.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
The Gar.
Washington Letter to the Boston Travel.
..f.f Ter.

Washington Letter to the Boston Travel.
.ti.f Ter.
General Alfred Peasanton was in u
communicative mood tonight. He
sat in the readingroom OF Willard g
and began to draw stories from the
vast storehouse OF his experience.
The correspondent asked him If the
reports OF the Cars drunkenness
we're true, and the General replied |
knew the Car very well when was
in Russia, and these reports are all
lies made out OF whole cloth. They
are concocted for the readers OF the
English newspapers, for you know
that a Briton is willing to believe al
most anything bad about n Russian.
Americans ought to place no conf
dence in such stories. In some re-
spects the Car Is a wonderful man.
."Phyisicaliy he is the strongest man
in Europe. When he was Czarewich
he noticed that all OF his letters were
opened before they reached his hand.
He requested an audience with the
Gar, and inquired il his mail had
been opened by the executive orders.
His Majesty replied that he had gwen
no such directions, and the project OF
police was summoned. The Car ask
ed him il he had opened his sons let
ters, to which the project replied that
orders had been issued that all letters
should be opened and no exceptions
made. The Czarewich's letters had
therefore been perused before they
III. NJ
directed that his sons mail should be
unmolested. During this converse
ton the Czarewich took gold rouble
in his hands, and by main strength
twisted iU into n corkscrew. Then
throwing the mutilated coin after the
retreating form OF the project, he said:
III you open one ofmy letters in future
| will treat you as have this coin.
His letters were handed to him I'M
opened alter this little episode"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
A Remarkable Presentiment.

From the Jackson, (Ga.) News.
Miss Minnie Atkinson, sister OF
young Arthur A. Atkinson. who died
near jackson, recently, has been an
inmate and student at Mary Sharp
College, Winchester, Tenn, for two
terms past. and arrived home on re-
ceiving q telegram OF the serious i'll
ness OF her brother. She relates n
most singular circumstance connected
with the death OF her brother as fol-
lows:
She was very much devoted to her
brother Arthur, and had his picture
with her, which she showed to her as
sociates in college, and often spoke OF
the good qualities OF her brother. One
of the young ladies seemed smitten
with the picture and asked to see it
often. Recently this young lady was
in company with Miss Minnie, and
asked to see the picture. 1t wasgivsn
her to look at, and after gazing at 1t
intently few minutes, she said:
Isn't your brother dead?"
OF course the suggestion startled
Miss Minnie, but she replied;
mo he is not dead"
The young lady, still gazing at the
picture, said:
Minnie your brother is dead"
Miss Minnie Immediately went to
the president and told him what had
occurred, and begged him to let her go
home at once. The president said 1t
was q mere idle fancy OF the young
lady, and she ought not TO let it
trouble her mind, but 10 return 10 ner
room and think no more OF 1t. She
returned to her room, but could not
shake of the impression made by the
predictions OF the young lady, for she
had a presentiment that it was true,
and that she would receive telegram
confirming it, On Sunday morning
she went to the president and
told HIM that he ought to have let her
90 home yesterday, for she would re-
ceive q telegram to-day announcing
her brothers serious illness. The presi-
dent hooted at the idea, and again
sent her back to her room. Soon after
leaving the president on Sunday she
received the telegram and at once
made preparations for her journey
home. Taking the south bound train,
the president and physician OF the
college accompanied her n portion OF
| the way when Miss Minnie was inter
cepted by telegranifrom Winchester,
Tenn, stating that the young lady
who had ioretold the death OF Mr..
Atkinson. in Jackson, was dead The
president aud physician returned to
Winchester and Miss Minnie came on
TO Jackon, to find her adored brother
a corpse. Taking the circumstances
all together they form a mysterious
and remarkable combinatina OF facts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
Ages Of Senators and Represent
atives.

The Washingtoncorrespondent OF the
New York Herald makes comparison
OF the ages OF senator's and represent
atives, as follows:
The men whose influence is most
strongly felt in the senate are those
whose ages are including within the
limits OF fifty and sixty years. There
are but five men in the senate whose
ages have reached seventy and upward.
These are in each case men OF large ex-
periencei in public life, but their places
have been usurped by younger men
and they cut little or no figure in the
debates, however effective they may
be in committee work. The FIVE refer.
red to are Salisbury OF Delaware,
Dawes OF Massachusetts, Payne Of
Ohio, Morrill, OF Vermont and Sawyer
OF Wisconsin; Messrs. Payne and Nor
rill have eachreached their seventy.sev-
enth year. They are the oldest men
in either branch OF congress. 1t Is dill
fcult to tell whether the men OF fifty
do better and harder work than their
conireres OF sixty. The list is very
evenly divided. Among those who be.
long to the latter class are Brown,
Voorhees,, Beck, Hoar, Conger, Van
Wyck, Evarts, Sherman, Maxey. Nor
gan and Pugh. Those who are still in
their fifties are Teller, Cullom, Harri-
son, Allison, Wilson, Ingalls,. Frye,
Vest, Cameron, and Edmunds. The
few men in the body under fifty are re-
ally less prominent than the limited
number OF those who have reached the
age OF three score and ten.
In the house the men OF forty or fiji
ty take the lead, although few in the
sixties, like Cox OF New York, Reagan
ofTexas, Morrison, Holman and Judge
Kelly OF Pennsylvania, whose age is
recorded as seventy-three, still retain
their mental and physical activities
quite as well as their younger associats.
Excepting these, the bright, pushing
representatives are those from forty
five to fifty-eight. The list Of these is
very long and includes Messrs. Spring
er, Randall, Herbert, Oates, Blount,
Hammond, Townsend, Carlisle, Pay
son, Reed, Butterworth, Phelps, Bur.
rows, Mckinley, Tucker, Boyle and
Cultivate. The youngest member OF
the house is Mr.. La Toilette OF Wis
consin, whose age the directory gives
at thirty.one. The next youngest are
Ward and McAdoo, who are thirty
three each. Messrs. Belmont and Nc
Rae are thirty.fve each and Mr.. Stahl-
necker OF New York is thirty-eight.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
The Awful Facts Of the Sich.

Information for Iniirm capitalists IS
thus given by the Chicago iieralds
Just rs the hour for winding mp the
days transactions IN the stork hoard
was sounding from Trinity tower. a.
well-dressed man emerged form an
exchange" in lower Broadway and
started TO cross the sidewalk. he
was old and rheumatic heavy
cane in his right hand beiped him to
steady his feeble steps. He reached
the middle OF the walk when y man
making his way rapidly uptown ran
against him violently. The rheumatic
leg quivered, the cane and left arm
waved wildly in the air tho unfor-
e, .ate man would surely have fallen
had not another man, q blue-nosed
seedy cold.looking specimen, started
forward and seized him. The effort
was successful, and the rheumatic
gentleman gladly accepted the proffer
OF further assistance IN crossing the
slippery street. When no waa safely
on the other side and IN the doorway
OF the restaurant 10 which he was
bound, he turned to his assistant and
said
"You have done me considerable
favor, my man, and ] thank you. IL
would have been dangerous fall."
ppm sure you re very welcome, sir
responded the other, taking of his
hat.
The well-dresssed man was iumbling
in his pockets.
"You look cold" he said, land hun
cry, are MT your"
Eyes sir, eagerly, "and hain't got
no place to sleep nor no money to get
me anything"
"Well, here. you get yourself some
thing to eat, and drink, too" and the
rheumatic man slipped pieco of sill
yer into the outstTetched hand and
disappeared.
The recipient bowed and scraped,
and turning walked slowly mp the
street. He had not gone far when he
met the one who had caused the COLI
ision coming down. lie had got over
his hurry, and greeted the blue-nosed
hero with the lacoDic: Did yon work
hint"
FIFTY cents" was the response.
The collider took the coin, applieol
his teeth and added.
SIS : good, but lie .lesl 81 It ~
Bobby. We can't pay That game very
ellen. L. : -.-.--, - sa>-se.svs-
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any chance at all for oen 70 escape
beng hit. But soon wondered how
anybody was hit at az. My men that
day at Williamsburg shot themselves
all out OF ammunition twice. Whcn
we vent into bivouac at night went
about asking the boys how they felt
l met one big Mississ'ppan from my
home town.
"'John, did you fire of ~ your
POWDER
NO" be said, Il tried hard all do,
colonel, to do my best, md didn L
fire but twice. Al day long didn't
draw bead on Yankee but tw,ce. l,ye
got my ammunition mere, and no
tapped his catridge box
"You fred twice? J said. NF'd yon
hit 'em those timesF
"Well, colonel, to tel the truth, L
missed one Yank, and I'm ~ doubt
about the other.
"That illustrates war" said the
secretary. "A lot OF men march out
and proceed to create lot al acct
dents. The side that can produce the
most accidents Tor he greatest numoer
of consecutive hours wins the DAY.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
superb Diamonds.
Boston Record.

Boston Record.
1t was a dazzling sight at the White
house the other night when, less than
twenty-five feet apart, stood Mrs.
Leland Stanford and Mrs. Frank
Leslie, each blazing with jewels and
each apparently vying with the other
in trying to hit just the right pose
under the chandelier, so as to send
into eyes of the people, who EN-.
loved with not little zest the rival
exhibitions, more scintillating rays
than the other. II Mrs. Leslie might
be said to have been laden with great
pebbles ofglowing light, Mrs. Stanford
was harnessed with ropes OF brilliants.
Mrs. Leslie's jewels have probably
been written up in lump, sum and in
detail more than Mrs. Staniord's,
but the exact jewelers. appraisal OF the
California collection OF minerals Is
probably at least 100000 more
than 1t would be O. the New York col
lection. II IS true that Mrs. Stanford
had. by encircling her throat with q
band OF white velvet, managed to
wear three dimond pins there at once.
But Mrs. Leslie's corsage was fairly
sparkling with stones in different set
tings- crescsnts. buttons and crosses.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
Memories Which Failed Them ut
Critical Moments.
Washington letter to the Nashville Ameri'
can.

can.
Franklin Pierce and William Henry
Harrison had miserable memories,
1t is said that on one occasion menu
Der OF the formers cabinet presented:
his daughter to him. A moment after
an attache OF the English diplomatic
corps requested an Introduction to the
lady.
Pierce turned. looked at her, offered
his hand and stammered an apology
while he asked her name. She was
completely confused and the officer,
who had seen the first introduction,
was ut loss for words. The sltua
ton was exceedingly unpleasant.
At reception at the White House,
Harrison was the centre OF u coterie
of beautiful women and courtly men,
exchanging the civilities OF the hour
and in high feather with himself and
the world. A tall gentleman, wearing
side Whiskers, with aquiline features,
clad IN the mode OF the miniature
court which surrounds a president,
approached him, extending his hand.
The grodp parted before the visitor,
who with u calm dignity advanced.
General, ] greet and congratulate
youA the stranger said. 81 do not
know you, sir, replied Harrison. 81
was your chief OF staff, sir, during the
Indian wars" responded the intruder
as he majestically confronted his
whilom chieftain.
In q moment the President recognize
ed his old comrade in arms. Though
apologies for his forgetiulness were
profuse, yet, it is said, his aid never
forget the slight.
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BostOn's Latest 'OlOgy.
Boston Advertiser.

Boston Advcrtser.
Fashions newest clad" and it
threatens to be formidable rival to
palministry--is "eyesology," and no
doubt "eyesologlsts" will soon be as
plentiful as blackberries among us. IL
tells character from color Of the eyes.
beard one OF these wiseacres holding
forth the other day, and learned, with
much secret satisfaction, that hazel
syed people are not stupid, and further,
that they show musical ability and
race OF person. Stcel-gray eyes with
large pupils denote intense feeling:
People with blue-gray eyes have kind
hearts and are never mean-spirited.
The ideal eye is perfect violet or a
velvet Brown. especially IL the latter
~ soft and gentle. Green eyes do not
exist simply in fiction, nor are they as
rare as is generally supposed, and the
syesolozists declare that there are
over 100 varieties OF gray. II, on
thinking over these statements, 1t sud-
denly occurred to me that happen TO
know q hazel-eyed woman who is as
rraceful as a duck on shor,, and has
neper once been able to know one tune
rom another, or identity my air ex-
,ept. the "Old Hundredth," | hope i
shali not be considered TO treat as inn
,ortant ''nes science" with irrever-
mt mirth. On the contrary, 1 am
scrr much obliged To the DISCOVERIES.
Who have given me something 70 ta'k
ito1t " these 'ons winter afternoons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
Indianapolis Wins Again.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 9-The Indianapolis
club defeated tho Louisvilles to-day by fortu-
nate punching hits in the first and eighth in
nings, aided by almost perfect fielding the
part of the Hoosers. The only error made by
the Indianapolis team was Glasscock's muff of
Seery's throw from left field. on which base
runner scored. The Louisvilles outbat,ed their
opponents, but played poorly in the field. Wild
throws by Werrick. Ramsey, K erins and Wolf,
and fumbles by Collins and Cook, lost the game
to the Kentuckians. Tie field work of Denny,
Bassett and Seery was superb. Hackett caught
excellent game, and threw accurately to
bases. Both Kirby and Ramsey were batted
hard. feature of the game was Denny's fine
three-base hit In the fifth inning. Pete Brown
the Louisvilles, and batted in splendid style.
About 900 people witnessed the contest. Score
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
General and miscellaneous.


Track-layers on the St. Paul g. Manitoba
road are pushing the extension to Great Falls
and Helena. NJ. T., at the rate of six miles per
day. One day last week seven miles Of track
was laid.
The c.. B. & @. is pushing into the Wyoming
Territory. Last week company to be known
as the Cheyenne & Burlington wss Incorporated,
and it is understood that the real projectors are
the c., B. & @.
The general passenger agents of all roads east
OF Chicago and St Louis and west of the trunk
lines Western termini asked to meet in Chi
cago tomorrow at the Office of the Central
Traffic Association. A warm time is looked for.
Construction work on the Fort Worth extern
sion of the Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe road is be-
ing pushed at the rate of two miles per day.
The Canadian river will be reached by the 18th
of this month, and Kansas City by the middle
of May.
While general passenger agents of Western
lines a-e sQuabbling over petty questions regard
ing excursion rates and mileage tickets. the
Eastern roads are arranging for their usual
summer excursions low rates, and anticipate
big excursion business this season.
The Lake Shore road has advanced its rate on
frstclass tickets between Buffalo and Chicago
to $14. The reason assigned for the advance is
that several years ago the rate reduced to
meet competition; now it is expected that the
roads will behave themselves in rate matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
GENERAL WAY NEWS.
A Heavy Decrease in tho Movement of Freight
Over apolis Lines.

A Heavy d decrease in the Movement of Freight
Over Indianapolis Lines.
The train records show that there were re-
ccived and forwarded at Indianapolis last week
16. 500 loaded cars, falling off as compared
with the number handled in the week ending
April of 4, 543 loaded cars. the comparisons
with the corresponding weeks of 1886 and of
1885 are more favorable. as in the one case the
strike on the Southw estern roads mad not passed
off, and in 1885. with a week when rates had
just been advanced The decrease last week
was largely in east-bound business, the bottom
having seemingly fallen out. For instance; over
the Decline and the c.. St L. & P, the move
ment of loaded cars east and west has been
nearly equal, while last week the former for
warded but 935 loaded cars and brought into this
station from the East l ,23l loaded cars; the c.,
st. L. & P. forwarded GOO. brought West LOSS.
and the movement east and west over the other
roads is proportionateiy the same. The
light east-bound movement is in some
measure due to the fact that as yet but few
line agents are able to name rates to the points
shippers have contracts to fill few days will
remedy this matter, as there is good demand
for cars to load for interior points, and
rates can be named some improvement in east
bound traffic is looked for. West bound tonnage
continues heavy beyond parallel for April, mer-
chandise being the most important class OF
freight going forward. The last few days there
has been falling off in shipments of railway
supplies West; probably the disturbance in rate
matters has something to do with this North
ana South roads are doing a good business fully
up to the usual average in the spring and sum-
mer months. Coal traffic has fallen off fully so
per cent. the last few days while there is an in
crease in shipments of live stock, with lndica-
ness is good with all Indianapolis lines; the
freight carried is of miscellaneous character
lumber and stone and other building material
cutting an important figure. Below is given the
number of cars received and forwarded at this
point for the week ending April g. as compared
with the number handled in the corresponding
weeks of 1886 and 1885,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
Murdered for His Money.

LOUISVILLE. April 10-The Courier-Journals
HopkInsville, KY, special says: IA railroad con-
murder at boarding house on the Indiana, Ala
bama & Texas railroad, about mile distant
from the springs. Two laborers, Purdy and
Tompkins, roomed together up stairs One
night recently cries for help and loud noises
found Tompkins alone; he talked wildly, ana
said somebody mad tried to cut his throat. Exam
ination showed only some trlf1ine scratches, and
further search showed Purdy covered up in bed
with his skull beaten ir. Tompkins could give
no coherent account, and denied al! knowledge
of the deed. Purdy was known to have large
sum of money in cash and postal orders. Sus-
picion was directed to Tompkins, who was
searched and the money found on his person.
He was placed under arrest. A large number
of railroad laborers gathered, and with difficulty
were prevented from lynching him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
National Eno.,npment G. A. r.

ST. LOUIS. April 10-Tne preliminary ar
raneements for the National encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which is to be
held in this city next September, are being Wig
orously pushed by large committees Of repre-
sentative citizens, both inside and outside of the
order, and matters are progressing most favora-
bly,. Information far received from posts in
all parts Of the country indicates that fully one
hundred thousand members of the Grand Army
will be here. and provision is being made for
that number and for as many moro as may
come. There will be no lack of accommodations
for all. The finance committee will commences
active work this week, and there is every indica-
ton that 100000 will be quickly raised for
entertaining purposes and general expenses.
The Secretary of War will be asked to furnish
tents for during the encampment and the
Interstate Commission has been re-
quested to take prompt action in regard to the
making of special railroad rates.